Bottle-stopper.



G. B. DAVIS & D. A. DAVISON. BOTTLE STOPPBRx APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24, 1913. RENEWED MAR. 16, 1914.

1,1 1 3,604, Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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CLAUDE B. DAVIS AND DORSE'IT A. DAVISON, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNORS TO CORK EXTRAC'IOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Application filed March 24,1913, Serial No. 756,521. Renewed March 16,1914. Serial No. 825,153.

To all tuhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLAUDE B. DAVIS and Doxsn'rr A. DAvrsoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Richmond, inthe county of Henrico, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and We do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same;

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in bottle stoppers.

In carrying out the present invention, it is our purpose to provide a bottle stopper which is in the nature of a common cork having a vertical recess or socket opening through the top of the cork, the body of the stopper from the bottom of the socket to the bottom of the stopper being solid. Within this socket or recess is designed to be concealed the major portion of an extensible extractor, which is in the natur'eof a coiled spring, the outer terminal of which is exposed at the top of the cork and forms a gripping portion, while the inner end of the extractor embodies a depending terminal which penetrates the solid body portion of the cork below the socket or recess, and is secured by means of a suitable anchoring device, in the present instance cross pins, which are driven into and located entirely within the body of the cork. In a word, the inner end terminal of the extensible extractor and the anchoringdevice thereof, are located or embedded entirely within the solid body of the cork so that they in no manner interfere with or impair the stopping function of the cork, nor do they contact with the fluid contained in the bottle.

It is also our purpose to provide a stopper which, while it is provided with means for easily extracting the same, may be readily handled the same as an ordinary cork, that is to say, may be fed by the machinery into the neck of the bottle. Furthermore, by our peculiar manner of anchoring one end of the extractor Within the cork body, we obviate boring entirely through the cork from top to bottom, and thereby avoid the necessity of making an opening through which liquid might accidentally escape from the bottle. 1

Another advantage incident to the present construction over our earlier form is that the extractor and the anchor thereof being entirely covered or embedded Within the solid body of a portion of the cork, the fluid Y struction and, combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood .that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention :F igure 1 is a perspective view of our improved cork. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the handle and attaching means therefor with the cork shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View through the cork. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view through the cork exposing the securing means.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a cork having an axial recess 11 formed in the top and extending to about the center of the cork. A helical spring handle 12 is snugly fitted in this recess, the outer terminal 13 of the spring being engaged radially along the top of the cork and bent downwardly at the ex treme end as shown at 14%, the bent extremity being embedded in the top face of the cork. The inner terminal 15 of the spring is straightened and extended axially through cork below the recess 11, and terminates in an eye 16. A pair of pins 17 are passed through the eye 16, these pins extending at right angles to each other and being of less length than the width of the cork so that the ends are entirely concealed within the cork as best shown inFigs. 3 and 4. These pins anchor the spring against disengagement from the cork, while upon. insertion of the cork, the cork contracts and fills in the openings beyond the ends of the pins17 as best shown in Fig. 4 so that leakage of the bottle contents through the cork is positively prevented.

To withdraw the cork from a bottle it is simply necessary to disengage the outer terminal 13 of the spring from the. cork and expand the spring as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 to produce a Wire handle which may be grasped by the operator to Withdraw the cork.

cork below the recess, said extractor havingan upper terminal adapted to overlie and engage thetop of the cork, and an anchoring member for the depending terminal of the extractor.

Copies of this patent may beob tained for 3. The combination With a cork having a recess opening through the top thereof and extending into the body portion of the cork to a point substantially midway thereof, of an extensible extractor comprising a coiled spring concealed Within the recess and provided With an inner depending terminal and an outer exposed gripping terminal, said inner terminal penetrating the solid body portion of the cork below the recess and an anchor engaging the inner terminal and located entirely Within the solid body portion of the cork.

In testimony whereof, We aflix our signatures, in the presence of two Witnesses.

CLAUDE B. DAVIS. DORSETT A. DAVISON. Witnesses:

ST. GEORGE T. G. BRYAN, DONALD MoKENzm.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

